Chihayafuru — Season 1, Episode 22: Just as My Beauty Has Faded
Animation, Drama • 23 min • 3 seasons, 74 episodes • ★ 7.6/10
Episode synopsis
Chihaya's next opponent is the previous Queen, Yamamoto Yumi. Chihaya recalls the previous Queen being a very tenacious player. While Chihaya is fired up for her match against her opponent, Yumi is clearly not as interested in the match, which only serves to enflame Chihaya.
About Chihayafuru
Chihaya Ayase has spent most of her life supporting her sister’s model career. When she meets a boy named Arata Wataya, he thinks Chihaya has potential to become a great karuta player. As Chihaya dreams of becoming Japan's best karuta player, she is soon separated from her karuta playing friends. Now in high school, Chihaya still plays karuta in the hope that she will one day meet her friends again.
More episodes from Season 1
- E1Now the Flower Blooms
- E2The Red That Is
- E3From the Crystal White Snow
- E4A Whirlwind of Flower Petals Descends
- E5The Sight of a Midnight Moon
- E6Now Bloom Inside the Nine-fold Palace
- E7But for Autumn's Coming
- E8The Sounds of the Waterfall
- E9But I Cannot Hide
- E10Exchange Hellos And Goodbyes
- E11The Sky is the Road Home
- E12Sets These Forbidden Fields Aglow